Securiosity

How is information being shared during the pandemic? Jul 21, 2020

Despite the world being in the state it’s in, there is still an internet to defend. Whether its information about criminals spinning up COVID-related scams, a run-of-the-mill ransomware attack, or some other form of cybercrime, information still needs to be shared between enterprises in order to keep things working as much as possible.

On this episode, Greg Otto talks to Dan Young, Founder of QuoLab, about what he’s doing to help keep the lines of information sharing open, especially in this heavily-remote workforce world we are all living in.

How important is API security? Jun 30, 2020

Everyone loves APIs. They can simplify app development while saving time and money. Yet, like all technology, hackers can find holes in APIs that can lead to enterprises having to deal with the loss of their crown jewels. So, in turn, there are startups entering the marketplace that aim to secure APIs, no matter what type of business is putting them to use. In this episode, Greg talks to Roey Eliyahu, CEO of Salt Security, about API security and how important it is for enterprises to consider.

How do you fight off a ransomware attack? Jun 24, 2020

Ransomware has been one of the biggest threats in cybersecurity over the past few years. Hospitals, governments, cities, companies, they've all been impacted by this wave of malicious behavior.

But what happens when an enterprise is hit? What goes on in the short term? How do you stop the bleeding? How do you recover? On this episode, Greg Otto talks with David Macias, president of ITRMS, a IT service provider based in California. Macias, a victim of a ransomware attack, tells us how he recovered, what he learned, and what he tells his clients to do in order to prevent a similar incident from occurring.

Is there a different way to battle phishing emails? May 22, 2020

Security awareness training, in the form of phishing emails, is generally frowned upon. Whether you have been responsible for administering it, taking it, and/or failing at it, the practice generally elicits an eye roll. What if it didn't have to be that way?

CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto talks with Votiro CEO Aviv Grafi on the way he is making email content safe to click on -- no matter what.

What is a 'leaking sinkhole?' May 07, 2020

In April, a small agency under the DOD released a bulletin that said a Chinese hacker group had been stealing data from cleared contractors via a leaking sinkhole. Shannon Vavra dug into that bulletin, and found the story behind it to be a very confusing mystery. In this episode, she talks about it with CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto.

Where is the weak link in your application security? May 05, 2020

In this episode, CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto talks with AppOmni CEO Brendan O'Connor on how enterprises are dealing with application security. Sometimes security teams just click the wrong box or grant the wrong permission, and O'Connor talks about how to fold that into a organization's overall security strategy.

Will we ever be able to vote online? Apr 22, 2020

The 2020 presidential election is going to be here, and like anything else, it's going to be impacted by the global pandemic. Some tech-savvy people want to vote online, while others are pushing for the low-tech means of vote-by-mail. Imperva CTO Kunal Anand spoke with CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto about the feasibility of each, no matter if it occurs during a pandemic.

Is Winnti Group running front companies to hide its malware? Apr 10, 2020

Winnti Group has appeared time and time again in recent months, but a new report released this week shows that the group may be getting sloppy. Greg Otto and Shannon Vavra break down what malware the group is using, how they may be tied to a company known as "World Wired Labs," and what it tells us about the Chinese cybercrime underground.

Why are we having the same conversation about threat intelligence? Apr 07, 2020

Threat intelligence has been around as long as the cybersecurity industry itself. Yet the conversation has sounded the same for years. In this episode, Greg Otto talks with Todd Weller, chief strategy officer for Bandura Cyber, about how the community can shift what it talks about when it comes to threat intel and which sectors needs to better utilize it if the conversation is to ever sound different.

How has COVID-19 changed the cybersecurity community? Apr 02, 2020

We've seen malware, scams, and surveillance pop up since COVID-19 has turned our world upside down. The CyberScoop staff — Greg Otto, Jeff Stone, Sean Lyngaas and Shannon Vavra — looks at the whirlwind of news from the past month, how is the cybersecurity community dealing with it, and the lasting changes that will come from the pandemic.

How do you find a ransomware gang on the dark web? Mar 27, 2020

In this episode, Greg Otto talks with Adam Darrah, director of intelligence at Vigilante, about hacker gangs on the dark web, how they run their ransomware operations, and if the cybersecurity community get ever get past the mindset of shaming victims when they are hit with a breach.

What happened with the Vault 7 trial? Mar 25, 2020

Right before the world drastically changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the craziest story in cybersecurity was the Vault 7 trial. With that ending in a mistrial, Greg Otto and Jeff Stone look at how the government failed to get a conviction, what we learned about the CIA and when, if ever, we could see a new trial.

20 minutes on S4x2020 Jan 28, 2020

Greg Otto and Sean Lyngaas were in Miami for S4 -- and brought back all of info you need to know if you weren't there.

Changes at DHS's cyber shop Dec 20, 2019

DHS cyber leadership is shuffling, we will break down who’s left, where they are going, and who’s new among the leadership in CISA. In our interview we talk to serial entrepreneur Marty Roesch about what he's been up to and how the cybersecurity scene has changed over his decades-long career.

Less vulnerabilities, more disclosures Dec 06, 2019

DHS has set the agenda for agencies when it comes to vulnerability disclosure programs, we will break down what it means. In our interview, we talk to Firedome co-founder Sharon Mirsky about IoT security and the future of her company.

CISA leadership is changing Nov 22, 2019

A top DHS cyber official is leaving the agency. We will break down what it means for 2020. In our interview we talk to Rupert Cook from Immersive Labs. We talk about why he’s company thinks it’s got a winning ,model in gamifying cybersecurity training,

Where’s the next place money will flow in cybersecurity? Nov 15, 2019

North Korea tried to hack banks, Cyber Command caught them and put their malware out in the open, and we wrote a story about it, the world keeps spinning along. In our interview we talk to Mourad Yesayan Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group. We will get into a deep discussion on the money flowing into cybersecurity and where consolidation is headed.

What a week for insider threats Nov 08, 2019

So much for Twitter’s good couple of weeks -- we break down the insider threat case that shocked everyone this week. And, believe it or not, it wasn't the only insider threat story to make news! In our interview, we talk with Casey Ellis, CTO and Founder of Bugcrowd. Casey, Greg and Jen talk about election security, vulnerability disclosure programs, and the meme sweeping the nation: ok boomer.

What's cybersecurity like at General Motors? Nov 01, 2019

Facebook is going hard at a private surveillance company, we will break down what is means for the future. In our interview we talk to Jeff Massimilla, VP of cyber at General Motors. Jeff talks to us about what it's like overseeing cybersecurity for one of the world’s largest car makers.

Special Edition - SNGLive Oct 25, 2019

As part of CyberWeek, Greg Otto was joined by Gambling Compliance Editor-in-Chief James Kilsby and Bulletproof IT VP of Security Gus Fritschie to talk about the intersection of cybersecurity and casino gaming. This was a fun one.

Cozy Bear is still creepin’ Oct 18, 2019

One highly watched Russian hacker group just kept on hacking while we watched. We will talk about what some researchers unveiled this week. In our interview, we talk to Ori Eisen, Founder and CEO of Trusona about his quest to move both consumers and enterprises away from two-factor authentication.

Wait, what is cyber insurance for, anyway? Oct 11, 2019

There is a very interesting case going on in New York that could shape the future of cyber insurance. We will dive into the ramifications.
In our interview, we talk to Jason Soroko, CTO of IoT at Sectigo If you are a PKI nerd, you are going to want to listen to this one.

Oh great, another round of the crypto wars Oct 04, 2019

Brace yourselves, there is another round of the crypto wars coming over the horizon. We will dive into what exactly is happening this time around. In our interview, we talk to Bob Ackerman, Managing Director of Allegis Capital and founder of DataTribe, on what are the emerging areas in cyber venture capital, why NSA talent is building the next wave of cybersecurity companies, and what exactly is to come with the next DataTribe challenge

CrowdStrike's week in Conspiracy Theory Hell Sep 27, 2019

The president is pushing a very weird false narrative on CrowdStrike. FedEx shareholders are fighting over NotPetya and bug bounty companies may have some workforce issues in California.
In our interview, we talk with Keenan Skelly of Circadence about the gamification of cybersecurity training and how enterprises are learning to teach EVERYONE about cybersecurity.

The self-inflicted cybersecurity shortage Sep 20, 2019

Snowden is being sued, Emotet is back and we look at why exactly there is a cybersecurity workforce shortage.
In our interview, we talk to Danny Adamitis and Elizabeth Wharton of Prevailion. Last week we told you about their research into a phishing campaign hiding in Microsoft Word macros. We get them to dive deeper and tell us what their company brings to the marketplace.

What is a 'Cyber Peace Institute?' Sep 13, 2019

Microsoft wants to get into the attribution game, but through its Cyber Peace Institute. What's that all about? Also, Cyber Command is trolling North Korea, and the courts come down on a guy that tried to hack into President Trump’s tax returns.
IN our interview, we talk to Mike Kirschner, COO of vigilante.io -- a new company coming out of stealth the same day this podcast dropped. How's that for synergy?

Apple has had a rough two weeks Sep 06, 2019

Greg and Jen break down exactly how bad it has been for Apple and what it means for your precious little iPhone.
In our interview, Joakim Sundberg, CEO and founder of Baffin Bay Networks, tells us on how is protecting enterprises with his cloud-native threat intel platform.

Summer of Scammers Aug 23, 2019

The scams were plentiful and full of head-scratching details. So settle in, we have a bunch of crazy stories for you. In our interview, we talk to Fred Kneip from CyberGRX about how companies are understanding third-party risk.

Capital One saga continues Aug 16, 2019

It’s been a quieter week as the cybersecurity world, but we’ve got some updates from the Capital One case. In our interview, we talk to Jonathan Couch from ThreatQuotient about the cybersecurity issues surrounding the upcoming Census.

Another successful hacker summer camp Aug 09, 2019

Right smack in the middle of the desert, we will talk about all the news coming out of Black Hat.
New APT groups, phone company employees being arrested, cybersecurity issues in planes — we hit it all.
In our interview, we talk to Cofense CTO Aaron Higbee about his company’s research into a sextortion campaign that is aimed at enterprises.

Everything you need to know about Capital One's breach Aug 02, 2019

What else did you think we were going to talk about? We look at every angle that we possibly can on the biggest breach of the year.
In our interview, we talk with Brian NeSmith of Arctic Wolf Networks. Arctic Wolf sells a SOC-as-a-service product to small and medium business, he tells us how his customers are more protected than ever before.

Shine on, security diamonds Jul 26, 2019

The NSA Is reorganizing, encryption has cops complaining, and Equifax is going to be cutting a lot of checks.
In our interview, we talk to DUST Identity CEO about his company, which uses industrially-grown diamonds to secure electronics in the supply chain.

Have you patched BlueKeep yet? Jul 19, 2019

Microsoft is sending out early warnings about the 2020 election, Bluekeep patching is a mixed bag, and a company wants to use diamonds in the supply chain.
In our interview, we talk with Casey Ellis from Bugcrowd on how his company has meshed the nature of pen testing with bug bounty programs to form what’s considered to be “crowdsourced security.”

Zoom & Doom Jul 12, 2019

This week, the cybersecurity world turned on a popluar video conferencing app, more home security services are being attacked, and we have what we believe to be the first compliance unicorn.
In our interview we talk to JP Keating from Zimperium about the security around mobile banking apps.

Ransom payments are flyin' out of Florida Jun 28, 2019

Iran and U.S. are trading cyberattacks, another Florida city has paid a ransom and two big cybersecurity companies are suing each other. We cover it all.
In our interview, we talk with Kowsik Guruswamy, CTO of Menlo Security. Menlo is a startup in the browser isolation space — which is a piece of technology is becoming more and more popular inside enterprises. He tells how the business is evolving and how the tech changes the way people work.

A $600,000 digital stick-up Jun 21, 2019

Welp, the hostage takers won this a round: a city in Florida paid up to get rid of some ransomware. We talk about what it means and why it was a bad idea. We also hit on the Black Hat speaker controversy and all the money that's still flying around.
In our interview, we David Damato, Chief Security Officer of Tanium. We talked to David on the sidelines of the Gartner summit in Maryland this week, and spoke about patching, cyber hygiene, and whats like to be in charge of cybersecurity inside a cybersecurity company.

The great Cybersecurity consolidation circus is upon us Jun 07, 2019

It was another week filled with M&A, venture and IPO talk. There was a bunch of hacker talk, sure, but the deals kept comin', so we talked about it a lot. In our interview, we talked to Distil Networks CEO Tiffany Kleeman to learn what's next for Distil (it was acquired earlier this week) and how her customers are stopping all those bad ad fraud bots.

So, about that 'Crypto' movie... May 31, 2019

This week was a lot. A lot of bickering, a lot of confusion, and a lot of money flying around. But the real fun is Greg and Jen finally talking about that 'Crypto' movie. We watched so you don't have to.
In our interview, we talk with Andrea Little Limbago, chief social scientist at Virtru. Andrea wrote an op-ed of CyberScoop on the noise around encryption and the changes we are seeing to privacy laws on the state and local level.

Let's think through this Huawei thing May 24, 2019

The U.S. government has been all over the map on Huawei. Google flubbed its password storage. And identity management is getting a ton of money.
In our interview, we talk with Justin Shattuck of Baffin Bay Networks. He goes into his work with threat intelligence and what bothers him with the scene today.

Hahahahah the infosec world is a mess May 17, 2019

What didn't go down this week? Intel chip flaws, Cisco server issues, WhatsApp exploits, Microsoft RDP issues, IPOs....it's all happening!
In our interview, we talk to IDExperts CEO Tom Kelly about all the noise surrounding Facebook and what needs to be done to give social media users more privacy.

A month's worth of news, packed into a week May 10, 2019

Among the things discussed this week: NSA tools being repurposed, the DOJ indicting or extraditing a ton of hackers, cryptocurrency being stolen, kinetic attacks, election security drama, dark web marketplaces, and multiple rounds of funding. Yeah, it was a busy week.
In our interview, we talk to Associate Editor Jeff Stone about his in-depth reporting on ad fraud and how its being leveraged by criminals to the tune of billions in losses.

Move fast and break things, for real May 03, 2019

Jen and Greg discuss Trump's cybersecurity workforce executive order, the Vault7 accuser's preposterous civil rights filing, and Fiserv's latest lawsuit.
In our interview, we talk with HyperQube CEO Craig Stevenson and CRO Jessica Crytzer on spinning up cyber ranges quicker that ever before....and how Craig used to be a professional arm wrestler. Yup, you read that last part right.

You can't pentest an election Apr 26, 2019

ES&S wants to pen test its way to better security. But that may not be the best way to go about it. Greg and Jen discuss.
In the interview, we talk with Flashpoint CEO Josh Lefkowitz about the new features to his company's dashboards, including information from dark web marketplaces and underground chats.

The world is hacked Apr 19, 2019

Operations around the world were unearthed this week. Brazil, India, Iran, Ukraine...you name the country, and we will tell you the info sec issue.
In our interview, we talk with Andrew Morris of Greynoise about the way he is making it easier for security analysts to do their jobs.

Is Julian Assange really a hacker? Apr 12, 2019

Greg & Jen debate what the charges against Julian Assange really mean, a new plan to get people into the infosec workforce and a whole new spin on the word “cyberspace”
In our weekly interview, we talk with Eric Heitzman from Security Compass, who looks to peel back all the buzzwords and tell us some practical ways on how DevSecOps can work for your organization.

OPSEC fail of the year? Apr 05, 2019

People are just waltzing into Mar-A-Lago with thumb drives full of malware. Probably should be frowned upon, but we live in wild times.
In our interview, we talk to Gordon Benoit of D3 Security about his SOAR product.
Also, some 14-year-olds DDoSed their school's WiFi because they didn't want to take tests. We laugh about it for a bit.

Closing Pandora's Box Mar 29, 2019

Harold Martin copped a plea, saying that he wanted to put an end to his saga. But does his guilty plea close this chapter in NSA leaker history?
In our interview, we talk to Aviv Grafi of votiro about how he got his start and why fileless malware is so hard to detect.

Norsk Hydro's best-case scenario Mar 22, 2019

Norway's aluminum giant was rekt, but it was the best-case scenario. Facebook had another fail, but it wasn't the worst-case scenario. We'll explain.
In our interview, we talk to Jonas Gyllensvaan, CEO of SyncDog, about his work in the MDM space.

Oh man, this 'Crypto' movie trailer Mar 15, 2019

It was a lighter week in news, as RSA is in the rearview mirror. We talk to Master Peace CEO Drew Cohen about his unique business that leverages cybersecurity talent in both the public and private sector.
But, really, the big thing is the gift from the heavens that is the 'Crypto' movie trailer. Haven't heard of it. Oh man, you really should listen.
TRAILER HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYZut3DWvek

Everything you missed at RSA Mar 08, 2019

A big week in cybersecurity means an extra big podcast. We talk about it all: Ghidra, Backstory, digital trust, smart house hacks, -- it's all in here.
We talk to Christian Lees, CISO for InfoArmor. Christian gets into his role scouring the dark web, figuring out how people’s data ended up on dark web forums.
Speaking of the dark web, we also are going to talk to RunSafe CEO Joe Saunders — RunSafe and CyberScoop launched the RunSafe Pwn Index this week. What is that, you ask? Listen and we'll tell you, duh.

Hacker time trials Feb 22, 2019

There is a new report out on how fast nation-state hackers are moving from system to system. Thats only one of, like, eight stories around nation-state hacking this week. Those hacker spies are a busy bunch.
In our interview, we talk to NormShield CEO Mohamoud Jibrell. His company just landed a round of seed funding for its third-party risk assessment scorecard.

The episode where Greg incriminates himself Feb 15, 2019

There was a lot of news around dumb cyber criminals this week, and that led Jen to ask Greg what would he do in certain black hat scenarios. Greg is very adamant that this is all hypothetical and for the sake of your entertainment.
In our interview, we talk to Threatcare CEO Marcus Carey about his new book Tribe of Hackers. He's talks about his various inspirations for the book, which ranges from hacker Ron Gula to rapper Jadakiss. (It will make sense when you listen).
Marcus is giving away his book for free! Check it out here: https://www.threatcare.com/tribe-of-hackers/

Back to your regularly scheduled podcast Feb 08, 2019

Airlines are leaking passport data. DHS is chasing China off the internet. And you can finally FaceTime again.
In our interview, we talk to Lance Cottrell from Ntrepid -- hitting everything from astrophysics to wine. Oh, right, and the evolution of privacy on the internet. That's probably why you're listening.

What's going on with DerbyCon? Feb 04, 2019

A special two part interview in this week's episode: There’s been some controversy around DerbyCon, a popular security conference that recently announced its shutting down after this year’s event. In the aftermath, there has been a lot of mudslinging, with a particular line of harassment coming from a private infosec-focused Facebook group. We talk to the subject of that harassment, Georgia Weidman, as well as Joshua Marpet, a member of the private Facebook group and security organizer at DerbyCon.

DHS's DNS Problem Jan 25, 2019

The shutdown continues to cause problems for the federal government's cybersecurity operations.
In our interview, we talk with Yonathan Klijnsma about Magecart. If there is a guy to talk to about Magecart, he's the guy. Obviously the reason we talked to him. Nothing gets by us.

Behold! An ICS security bonanza! Jan 18, 2019

The S4 Conference was full of news. Buildings, cranes, Fortnite, they are all hackable! Believe it!
In our interview: we talk to Nate Lesser, CEO and co-founder of Cypient Black. Our random question is SUPER random this week. Enjoy!

Hacky New Year Jan 11, 2019

Man, the cybersecurity world did not stop over our break. Shutdown news, Dark Overlord, Magecart, political hacks....they all happened over the past few weeks. Let's talk about it all.
After we are done with that, we talk to Ellison Anne Williams, founder of Enveil. She talks about the cool things she is doing with encryption, and what exactly the data triad is.

....And China indictments close the year Dec 21, 2018

Last podcast of 2018 sounds alot like the previous podcast: China charges, lots of breaches, and social media mishaps galore.
We have our nerdiest interview of the year as well, where we talk to Chad Seaman from Akamai about some router vulnerability research he recently published. We also talk about Hootie and the Blowfish. Find another podcast that can talk about both, we'll wait.

....And China indictments close the year Dec 21, 2018

Last podcast of 2018 sounds alot like the previous podcast: China charges, lots of breaches, and social media mishaps galore. We have our nerdiest interview of the year as well, where we talk to Chad Seaman from Akamai about some router vulnerability research he recently published. We also talk about Hootie and the Blowfish. Find another podcast that can talk about both, we'll wait.

Persistent Pegasus Breaches? Dec 14, 2018

Check. China? Check. Equifax? Check. All of it combined? This podcast.
Also on this podcast, Lookout Chief Security Officer Mike Murray talks to us about Pegasus coming back into the public sphere.

Persistent Pegasus Dec 14, 2018

Breaches? Check. China? Check. Equifax? Check. All of it combined? This podcast. Also on this podcast, Lookout Chief Security Officer Mike Murray talks to us about Pegasus coming back into the public sphere.

Wait, there was a hack during the 2018 election? Dec 07, 2018

It's the Republicans turn to be hacked. Kubernetes had a bad week. So did Quora. It happens. We talk to Rami Essaid from Distil Networks on his battle with bots in our feature interview.

WELCOME TO BREACH WEEK Nov 30, 2018

If you have recently gotten a cup of coffee from a Dunkin' Donuts inside a Marriott hotel, or are listening to this podcast on a pair of Sennheiser headphones, you're not gonna like this podcast. If you are into risk management, however, you'll wanna listen to our interview with CyberGRX CEO Fred Kneip. Just maybe do it at a Starbucks?

Deals, Deals, Deals Nov 16, 2018

There was a ton of business news this week - including the huge Cylance/Blackberry deal that went down while we were taping. In our interview, we talk with Attivo Networks CTO Tony Cole about deception tech and whether top-flight cybersecurity nation-states will ever agree on norms.

All quiet on the election front Nov 09, 2018

Everything ended up being quiet when it came to election security. But there were still plenty of other breaches and security advisories to talk about. In our interview, we talk to Digital Shadows CEO Alastair Paterson about Facebook, digital risk and whether he sees a sea change coming for the way people think about their privacy online.

Brazen behavior everywhere Nov 02, 2018

Be it China, North Korea or the U.S., the hackers have been brazen this week (or really just outright dumb). We talk to Todd Weller of Bandura Systems about next-gen firewalls, how attackers are also learning to leverage AI and machine learning, and the changing cyber conversation in the C-suite. GO VOTE ON TUESDAY.

A Double Dose Oct 26, 2018

We're back after a week hiatus to catch you up on all of the latest: Bloomberg, APTs, new Cyber Command actions and more. In our interview, we talk with Gula Tech CEO and Founder Ron Gula on what he is seeing in the marketplace and how he uses his time at the NSA to judge new tech.

How to look for hardware hacks Oct 12, 2018

Greg and Jen continue to discuss the big Bloomberg story that's causing so much grief. In our interview, we talk to PFP founder Stephen Chen on how helps companies uncover hacks like the plausible one discussed in the Bloomberg story. Don't forget: DC Cyber Week is next week!

Breaking Down the Bloomberg Blockbuster Oct 05, 2018

Greg and Jen talk about that China chip, back door, apple-amazon bombshell of a story for a while. Oh, sure, there was other news this week, and we did an interview (Grant Elliot from Ostendio) , but we all know what you want to hear about.

ZIP Disks! In 2018! Sep 27, 2018

Greg and Jen recap a busy week of news -- including a conversation around election machines and ZIP Disks, along with a passionate discussion on a former NSA employee being sentenced. In the interview, we talk to DarkCubed founder Vince Crisler on how he's working to protect small and medium-sized businesses.

Officially on offense Sep 21, 2018

The White House unveils a cybersecurity strategy, a new anti-trust suit could determine the future of third-party testing, and Magecart continues to cause big problems. In our interview, we speak with Forescout CEO Mike DeCesare on how enterprises are getting people on the IT and OT sides to play nice.

The Uncertainty Principle Sep 13, 2018

Is the White House's new EO too vague? Will Russian hackers stop traveling to Europe? Can you really trust the Mac App Store? Can you stick around for an interview with Quantum Exchange CEO John Prisco where we talk about traveling to the moon? Link we talk about at the end: https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/08/22/breaking-bad-who-is-the-real-heisenberg

One charged hacker, many continuing questions Sep 07, 2018

Greg and Jen get into what, if anything, we can take away from the government charging a lone hacker with all of the North Korean regime's computing crimes. They also go in on whether Facebook or Twitter will change their thinking after their hearings on Capitol Hill. For the interview, Virgil Security's Dmitry Dain gets deep into all the crypto stuff he is working on. Yes, for this interview, crypto means cryptography.

Voting vendors vs. Voting village Aug 31, 2018

Greg & Jen talk about Greg's conversation with ES&S's security lead, and boy, they don't dig the DEF CON voting village. In our interview, we talk with fraud fighter and NS8 founder Adam Rogas on how his company is protecting small and medium online retail businesses.

Phalse Alarm Aug 24, 2018

Phishing is the hot topic this week, even though the biggest story was one where phishing didn't even occur. We talk to Cofense's Aaron Higbee about phishing, which then veers into a wild conversation about hippos. We're sorry if Aaron offends our pro-hippo listeners.

Election Security Soapbox Aug 17, 2018

DEF CON’s voting village riled up a lot of people. And from the looks of the research, the groups that should be benefitting from the village findings aren’t listening. That’s probably counterproductive. Bugcrowd’s Jason Haddix talks to us about all the actual productive stuff his company is doing to promote coordinated disclosure programs. Hmm, we know a sector of critical infrastructure that might benefit from that practice….(elections, in case we weren’t obnoxiously obvious enough).

SECURIOSITY @ DEF CON Aug 10, 2018

It's 8000 degrees in Vegas. But, we love you, dear audience, so we bring you the latest in news from hacker summer camp. NSS Labs CEO Vik Phatak talks to us about his continuous security validation reports, and how companies leverage them to make better decisions for their enterprises. You know what would be a better decision? Not holding a wildly popular cybersecurity conference in 110 degree heat. What an idea!

Election security rain delay Aug 03, 2018

DHS had a big week policy wise, but their operations were under water. A big time cybercrime group met its untimely demise. And there were some big dollar exits for some Cyber start ups. Terry Dunlap from ReFirm Labs talks to us about IoT security. And we thought the week before Vegas would be quiet...

Episode 3 - Maria Butina is curious, too! Jul 27, 2018

We’ve got it all — news on Russian spies, hacking cases, and vulnerability disclosure programs Our interview is with John Dickson, talking election security and give him the chance to explain why DevSecOps really isn’t just a buzzword. (Oh, stop rolling your eyes.)

Ep. 2: The ongoing intelligence fight Jul 22, 2018

Greg Otto and Jen O'Daniel recap a wild week of back and forth between the president and his intelligence community. We also talk to ThreatQuotient CEO John Czupak on how his company has grown over the past few years.

Episode 1 - Guest Joe Saunders - 07-13-18 Jul 13, 2018

Greg and Jen interview discuss this week's cybersecurity news and interview Joe Saunders of RunSafe Security.

Securiosity Trailer Jul 05, 2018

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